The sun has not yet risen in the east, and the sky is beginning to turn white.
A group of Huaixi thieves who shouted "eat soup cakes" fired up their last fanaticism and charged towards the bewildered Jinzhong Army.
Many Huaixi men had just woken up from their sleep when they heard fellow villagers shouting excitedly outside: "Kill the Jin thieves, kill the Jin thieves, kill all the Jin thieves and eat soup cakes!"
Before his mind understood what was going on, his body was already summoned by the local sounds and soup cakes, and he subconsciously picked up his weapon and followed the crowd to kill the general.
In Xijing City, although the Jinzhong Army was larger in number, they could not resist the opponent's brutal attack. Each stronghold and station was rushed towards by the Huaixi Army, and everything became chaotic in an instant.
Many Jinzhong soldiers were so sleepy that they were overwhelmed by the crowd before they could even lift their swords and guns - just like a swarm of locusts that covered the sky and swept through the lush crop fields, leaving only chaos wherever they passed.
The two armies fought like crazy in the city. After all, the Huaixi Army had been stationed for a long time and was familiar with the terrain. It gradually divided into several teams and attacked the Jinzhong Army's garrison respectively.
Cao Cao also divided the officers and soldiers into several groups, one to assist, and the other to temporarily serve as the law enforcement team. Anyone who took the opportunity to attack merchants in Huaixi would be killed without mercy.
But it is said that Niu Wenzhong, the commander-in-chief of the Jinzhong Army, was sleeping soundly with the oiran in Xijing in his arms. Suddenly he heard the sound of killing all over the city. He got up in fright. He was half naked and half-naked, and hurriedly came out with his sword in hand.
He saw the Huaixi army pouring into the courtyard where he lived. While fighting the Huaixi thieves, his soldiers shouted in confusion: "It's incredible, all the thieves in Huaixi are rebelling."
After hearing this, the thieves in Huaixi shouted and cursed: "You are the rebel thieves. We, the heroes of Huaixi, are ordered to kill the thieves."
Niu Wenzhong's mind was buzzing, and he didn't know for a moment who was rebelling against whom. Fortunately, his instinctive reaction was still there, so he quickly pulled out his sword, rushed forward and killed several enemies in a row, barely holding on to the courtyard, but was struck by the bloody As the smell aroused, it gradually became clear in my mind: Well, it must be Duan Wu who frightened the dog out of his courage, opened the city gate and surrendered to the Song army. This courageous bird, didn't it hurt me?
When he was complaining incessantly, he suddenly saw his subordinate Xiong Weiyu wearing Yulin's helmet and armor. He led his general Sang Ying and led hundreds of people to kill him.
Yu Yulin rode his horse into the enemy group and stabbed randomly with his spear. There was no general in the Huaixi army to resist, and they fell to the ground one after another.
After the Huaixi army was dispersed, Yu Yulin hurriedly shouted: "Brother Niu, this city can't be defended anymore. Follow my younger brother and fight out."
Niu Wenzhong calmed down, quickly found his three-pointed two-edged sword, mounted his horse, gathered his soldiers along the way, and followed Yu Yulin to fight out from the east gate.
The other generals Cao Hong, Shi Xun, and He Ren also saw that there was nothing they could do, so they each led their men to kill and flee outside the city...
This battle started in the early morning and lasted until midnight. The streets of the city were filled with streams of blood. There were piles of corpses on many important streets. The people in the city closed their doors and hid under their beds, shivering. Don't dare to step out even half a step.
Cao Cao sent people to count the casualties. The Huaixi army had 25,000 people, and more than 4,000 people were killed in the battle, and countless wounded; the Jinzhong army was 30,000 people, and more than 13,000 people were killed in the battle, and more than 6,000 people were surrendered. Most of them were injured, and the rest fled out of the city for their lives.
As for the officers and soldiers, there were only two to three hundred casualties.
Cao Cao occupied the government office, and on the one hand, he ordered people to post notices to calm the people, and asked doctors to look after the wounded soldiers. On the other hand, he asked Tong Guan to report the victory. At noon, Du Kuo and Yuan Lang entered the city separately, and captured four thieves alive. More than a thousand people were all locked up in the barracks.
Du Bo and Yuan Lang were delighted to report their achievements: Zhu Jing's ax killed the off-center general Cao Hong, Liu Yuan's spear picked off the off-center general Shi Xun, the Teng brothers captured the "iron dragonfly" Niu Wenzhong, Xiong Weiyu Yulin, and off-center general Sang Ying, but it was Yuan Lang who Kill.
He Ren, the bandit's general, led more than a thousand people to rush left and right, rushing out of the east gate in a panic. He happened to encounter Tong Guan leading his army towards Xijing. He thought he was going to die and ran into it at the risk of his life.
Unexpectedly, although Tong Guan's soldiers and horses were many, they had been killed early in the morning. The morale of the army was at the bottom. There were clearly tens of thousands of troops. Seeing He Ren coming to kill with "incomparable ferocity", he was about to blow up the camp on the spot.
At the critical moment, Liu Yanqing, a veteran of the Western Army, roared and led only seven or eight men who dared to fight. He risked his life and charged into the enemy group. With a single blow from Pegasus, Heren was knocked off his horse.
The old general was still as heroic as before. He jumped off his horse and cut off a man's head. He immediately stood upright, held up He Ren's head, and shouted: "All of your generals are dead. If you don't surrender, there will be no burial place for them." The thieves will die. Frightened, they all knelt down and begged to surrender.
Tong Guan was still in shock and furious. He immediately captured several vanguard generals and beat them with twenty army sticks each. He kept them in their posts and listened to them. He also praised Liu Yanqing's bravery. By the time the army entered Xijing, the sun was already setting in the west. .
Cao Cao had already held a banquet in the government office and invited Tong Guan and others to celebrate. Tong Guan took the main seat, holding Cao Cao's hand and sitting next to him. The other generals sat down respectively according to their positions.
After drinking a few glasses of wine, Tong Guan's mood gradually improved. He stood up, looked around, and spoke loudly: "The walls of Xijing are thick and thick, and there are barriers such as Yishui and the river. It has been a fortified city since ancient times. What's more, the art of war has this saying: Ten Principles Surrounding the city, the thieves and soldiers join forces, and their strength is still better than mine. In such a situation, even the famous generals from ancient times would have no choice but to stay in the city for fear!"
When he said this, his expression became more and more complacent, and his voice became louder and louder: "However, I and the generals, under the orders of the king, came with their exhausted troops, traveled day and night, fought fiercely for five days, and conquered the famous city. This is a martial arts rarely seen throughout the ages! Generals, please congratulate the Great Song Dynasty, congratulate your majesty, and congratulate us!"
Cao Cao raised his glass with the generals and shouted victory. While drinking, he secretly admired him: Over the past thousand years, the level of fighting has not changed much, but his ability as an official has improved by leaps and bounds. Listen to these words of Privy Tong, how clever they are——
It was a fortified city that had been difficult to conquer for eternity. The enemy was outnumbered and we were outnumbered. The enemy army was waiting for work. Marshal Tong led his exhausted troops and "battled fiercely for five days to conquer the famous city." As a person who has experienced it, Lao Cao felt his blood boiling after hearing this, let alone from afar. Where is the emperor who is two or three hundred miles away?
At that time, the Shichangshi and his ilk could never reach this level.
When the wine was half drunk, all the generals of the Song army stood up one after another, vying to toast each other. Don't look at the fact that each of them may not know a basket of big characters, but when they spoke, they all uttered lotus flowers and praised Tong Guan's martial arts, flattering expression, and word choice. His shamelessness makes people feel nauseous, but the boy's body feels like he is experiencing fairy music, and his face is filled with spring breeze.
Although those generals were not very capable, they were very smart. When they saw Tong Guan sitting with Cao Cao, they knew that Cao Cao was about to become famous, so after paying tribute to Tong Guan, they all offered wine to Cao Cao.
Cao Cao couldn't refuse, but after drinking more than ten glasses, his drunkenness gradually began to rise. He glanced sideways and saw that all the people in the hall could be seen: one by one, they were drinking with red pig hair and donkey ears, with false smiles. , stumbling around toasting each other, knocking over countless dishes on the way, roasting chicken and stewed meat, trampling on them like mud, jars overturning bottles, wine flowing all over the floor.
At this situation, Cao Cao couldn't help but laugh strangely, and his fists gradually became itchy. He knew something was wrong, so he pretended to be sick and hurriedly got up and left.
After leaving the hall, the evening breeze of the summer night blew, and Cao Cao's mood gradually calmed down. He suddenly thought of soup cakes, his expression changed, and he rode to the camp where the Huaixi Army was gathered, only to see hundreds of Huotou Army busy and busy - —The ones who knead the dough, cut the cakes, cook the noodles, and cut the meat... are sweating profusely, but they are also orderly.
Lu Junyi and Sun An led hundreds of people to maintain order. Xu Guanzhong and Xiao Jiasui helped the Huotou Army hold the meeting, and kept shouting: "Don't be anxious, don't panic. This is my military general's special request for grace from Marshal Tong. The tube is enough, the meat is enough, the tube tells you to wait until everyone has their mouths filled and everyone’s stomach is full.”
Although those Huaixi troops looked a little anxious, they did not fight for it. They all lined up in a long queue, and the person standing at the end of the queue was a familiar face.
Duan Gou'er stood at the end of the team and yelled: "My dog's eyes are the best at recognizing people. I definitely like General Wu. He really cares about us poor men. He talks about people." If you have enough control, you will have enough control. Brothers have lined up, no one should embarrass Huaixi father and old man, I will be the last to eat, if there is not enough, you all come and eat from me."
Those who had received the noodles were all beaming with joy and were in small groups, squatting by the wall or sitting under the trees. There were some scoundrels who deliberately stood on the edge of the team with their little mouths pouting. He blew the fragrant hot air into the crowd, causing a lot of yelling.
Many of those men were injured, and even the bleeding from the wounds had not stopped. However, each of them was holding a big bowl, eating and chewing sparsely, as if they were not aware of the pain of the wounds at all, with contented smiles on their faces. .
Cao Cao looked up at the rising moon, held back the sudden burst of tears, calmed down his emotions, then pretended to be nothing, laughed three times, walked to Xiao Jiasui's side, and helped him carry the soup cake. , while shouting loudly and vigorously: "My surname is Wu, I patted my chest and said, I have enough cake tubes and three liang of meat, but no one has deducted it? If there is any, the heroes in Huaixi can just tell Wu, and Wu will pick it himself Kill other people’s heads to make soup!”
When everyone saw Cao Cao, no matter whether they were fed or not, whether they were injured or not, they all cheered: "Enough is in charge, enough is in charge, don't say three taels, four taels are more than enough. General Wu is serving a good man, as he said." There is faith."
This is exactly what it is: a prince's bottle of wine costs ten thousand, and a common man's cup of muddy wine costs half a cent. The nobles' cups are full of lies, and the ordinary people laugh when they are drunk.
(End of chapter)
